County: Water quality violations loom for city and town

4:31 PM,
Apr. 3, 2013

An exterior view of Poughkeepsies' Water Treatment Facility.

Written by

John Ferro
Poughkeepsie Journal

The problems have that surfaced in the drinking water of two local water districts could extend to residents in the city and town of Poughkeepsie, county health officials said today.

Officials from the Dutchess County health department warned that although the city and town are currently in compliance for disinfection byproducts, that could change after the Environmental Protection Agency's stricter testing methods go into effect this fall.

"They have a very good chance of exceeding also," said Tanya Clark, supervising public health engineer at the county health department. ...